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English-Russian dictionary of telecommunications. 2015.
English-Russian dictionary of telecommunications. 2015.
sounding — 1. n. 1 a the action or process of measuring the depth of water, now usu. by means of echo. b an instance of this (took a sounding). 2 (in pl.) a a region close to the shore of the right depth for sounding. b Naut. measurements taken by sounding … Useful english dictionary
sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere. [1940 45] * * * also called Probe Rocket, any unmanned rocket that is designed to probe atmospheric conditions and structure at heights… … Universalium
sounding rocket — noun a research rocket used to obtain information about the atmosphere at various altitudes • Hypernyms: ↑test rocket, ↑research rocket, ↑test instrument vehicle * * * noun : a rocket used to obtain information concerning the condition of the… … Useful english dictionary
sounding — The measurement taken of all parameters in and of the upper atmosphere or of the sea … Aviation dictionary
sounding balloon — /ˈsaʊndɪŋ bəlun/ (say sownding buhloohn) noun a small free balloon used to obtain meteorological information from the upper atmosphere …
sounding rocket — /ˈsaʊndɪŋ rɒkət/ (say sownding rokuht) noun 1. Meteorology a research rocket used to obtain meteorological information from the upper atmosphere. 2. Aerospace a rocket used to explore regions up to 6500 km above the surface of the earth …
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit — The Advanced microwave sounding unit (AMSU) is a multi channel microwave radiometer installed on meteorological satellites. The instrument examines several bands of microwave radiation from the atmosphere to perform atmospheric sounding of… … Wikipedia
radio sounding — noun Investigation of the upper atmosphere by use of a radiosonde … Wiktionary
Global horizontal sounding technique — The Global horizontal sounding technique (GHOST) program was an atmospheric field research project for gathering weather data with balloons. Unlike radiosonde balloons which collect vertical atmospheric sounding data over the release point during … Wikipedia
X-ray astronomy — X rays start at 0.008 nm and extend across the electromagnetic spectrum to 8 nm, over which the Earth s atmosphere is opaque. X ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of X ray observation and detection… … Wikipedia
space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… … Universalium